Despite the lobbyless 2020 Winter Meetings being held virtually, there were certainly some fireworks on day one. The Cincinnati Reds continued their cost-cutting ways with the opening salvo, shipping closer Raisel Iglesias west to the Angels for Noe Ramirez and a PTBNL, while the Texas Rangers later followed with a blast of their own.
Right about midnight Monday, Texas closed a deal with the Chicago White Sox that sent ace Lance Lynn to the south siders, a deal that was centered around young pitcher Dane Dunning. Lynn, the former St. Louis Cardinals rotation stalwart, blossomed in his time with the Rangers, putting up a 7.